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December 11, 2024Drs. Heather Trajano, Qingshi Tu, Xiaotao Bi, and Ryan Ziels Win Peter Wall Legacy Awards
Congratulations to Drs. Heather Trajano,Qingshi Tu, Xiaotao(Tony) Bi, and Ryan Ziels on receiving the prestigious Peter Wall Legacy Research Awards! This presti
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December 10, 2024Dr. Orlando Rojas Named Among Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers
Congratulations to Orlando Rojas for being recognized among the top 1% of researchers worldwide as a Highly Cited Researchers 2024 by Clarivate! This prestigiou
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December 10, 2024Xun Niu Wins 1st Place Graduate Student Award from ACS Cellulose & Renewable Materials Division
Congratulations to PhD Student Xun Niu for winning first place in the 2025 Graduate Student Award from the ACS Cellulose & Renewable Materials Division! This...
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December 10, 2024Julia Azzi Received 2nd Best 3MT Award at the MWP 2024 Young Researchers Program
Congratulations to MSc Student Julia Azzi on winning 2nd Best 3MT Award at the Marcus Wallenberg Prize (MWP) Young Researchers’ Program! Competing among a selec
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November 22, 2024Dr. Patrick Kirchen Named Inaugural Rosenblatt Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Kirchen on being named the inaugural Rosenblatt Professor in Marine Engineering at UBC! This five-year Professorship, supported..
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November 21, 2024BPI is Conducting 2024 EDI.I Survey
BPI is conducting an anonymous survey on equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity(EDI.I) from November 21st. The information collected...
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November 14, 2024Dr. Edmond Lam Shares Insights on ACS GCI Natural Polymers Consortium
Catch up on Dr. Edmond Lam's insightful seminar on sustainable alternatives to plastic, now available as a recorded session along with presentation slides.
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November 4, 2024Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu Joins BPI Research Team!
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu to the BPI Research Team! Dr. Eskicioglu leads research on advanced wastewater treatment, developing novel...
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October 31, 2024Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj Received 2024 BC Bioenergy Sector Researcher Award
Congratulations to Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj for winning the 2024 BC Bioenergy Sector Researcher Award by BC Bioenergy Network! His pioneering work in biomass..
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October 28, 2024Isabella Howley: Rising Star in Research & Rowing
Isabella Howley is a fifth-year Chemical & Biological Engineering student at UBC and a rising star in bio-based materials research. Since joining BPI in...
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October 27, 2024Dr. Johan Foster Discusses PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Breakthrough on CBC Radio-Canada
In a recent interview on CBC’s Quirks And Quarks with Bob McDonald, Dr. Johan Foster discusses his team’s breakthrough on PFAS "forever chemicals." Their...
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October 23, 2024Welcoming Drs. Ming He and Ju-Hyuck Lee for Sabbatical at BPI
We are thrilled to announce that two leading researchers, Dr. Ming He and Dr. Ju-Hyuck Lee, have joined BPI for their sabbaticals. Both bring exceptional expert